Casinos, crime, and community costs

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-45

  Grinols, Earl L ^a   Mustard, David B ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 32544447859     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465306775565756     Document Type: Article

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